Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, R. D., Satyanarayana, A., & Cabo, C. (2014). Using interdisciplinary game-based learning to develop problem solving and writing skills. In Proceedings of the 121st ASEE Annual Conference. Washington, DC: ASEE.[20] Moskal, B., Lurie, D., & Cooper, S. (2004). Evaluating the effectiveness of a new instructional approach. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 36(1), 75-79.[21] Mullins, P., Whitfield, D., & Conlon, M. (2009). Using Alice 2.0 as a first language. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 24(3), 136-143.[22] Rist, R. S. (1995). Program structure and design. Cognitive Science, 19, 507-562.[23] Spohrer, J. C., Soloway, E., & Pope, E. (1989). A goal/plan analysis of buggy Pascal programs. In E. Soloway and J. C

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

, problem-based learning, and impacts of the learning environment. To improvestudent teamwork experiences in any course, faculty have an opportunity to apply a wealth ofknowledge from fields such as organizational or industrial psychology 5. Some argue thateffective team-based learning in capstone courses require that teams be heterogeneous and haveshared goals, meaningful activities, timely internal feedback, and external comparisons andfeedback 6. Thus, for faculty to facilitate an effective team-based learning experience, they mustbe very deliberate in the planning of team projects, milestones, activities, feedback methods, andtiming.Other research has focused on problem-based learning approaches. One study, focusing on astructural engineering

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Devayani Tirthali, Brown University; Arthur H. Camins, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-design their robots through this collaborative, iterative process. The design missions areintentionally scaffolded to increase in complexity, building students’ understanding andconfidence. The curriculum is divided into a series of four missions that gradually lead to theproduction of a fully functional robot. In each mission, students plan, design, build, test anditeratively improve a robot that possesses a specific subset of the capabilities of the final robot,always building on their knowledge and experience gained from the prior missions.ParticipantsIn the third year of implementation, 87 teacher/educators (29 teachers and 58 educators) engagedin project-sponsored professional development. Educators who participated in pairs wereexpected to

Conference Session

Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilah Maria Tablante Bias, University of Prince Edward Island; Daniel Larsen, University of Prince Edward Island; Libby Osgood P. Eng, UPEI & Dalhousie University; Alex Gamble, University of Prince Edward Island; Spencer Paul Montgomery, University of New Brunswick

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Community Engagement Division

wellthis way. The course structure was found to be problematic and cumbersome for some students.This is expected, since the time commitment is certainly greater than many first and second yearengineering courses.Although the following items were covered in short tutorials, students found that more emphasisand time could have been spent on topics such as: engineering ethics/morals, experience withCAD, build/test plan construction, and building/testing quality assurance roles. Students also feltas though more projects could have been devoted to solving third world problems, as the Kenyacharcoal project was the only one to address this. Time spent ideating unique ideas was anothercurriculum factor students would have liked to have seen increased

Conference Session

Software and Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Stephen Mascaro, University of Utah

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Computers in Education

2014 and Fall 2014 offerings of the revised course. With the exceptionof the Fall 2014 final exam, the exam averages are higher for the revised course, which is to beexpected given that the programming instruction nearly doubled and all lab/homework/projectassignments were focused on programming.In a couple of years when the students who have taken our programming course are enrolled inour junior-level Mechatronics sequence, we plan to administer additional surveys to assess howwell the students feel at that time about their programming preparation and retention. We canalso compare the performance of the students who have taken our programming course vs.transfer students who have taken programming courses elsewhere, though there are many

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ergin Erdem, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #11444An Integrated Teaching Methodology for Manufacturing ProcessesDr. Ergin Erdem, Robert Morris University Ergin Erdem is an assistant professor of Department of Engineering at Robert Morris University. Dr. Er- dem holds BS and MS degrees in industrial engineering from Middle East Technical University, Turkey and a PhD in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from North Dakota State University He has previ- ously worked as a lecturer and research associate at Atilim University and North Dakota State University. His research interests include; modeling for facility planning, genetic algorithms, education of

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

-Centric Feedback-Based Approach to Information Modeling and Academic Assessment. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, Virginia Tech, Department of Computer Engineering.32. Zint, M. and A. Kraemer, 2012. NOAA B-WET Evaluation System Plan: Student Item Bank. Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C.33. Marshall, J. A., Castillo, A. J. and Cardenas, M. B., 2013. Assessing student understanding of physical hydrology. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(2), 829-836.34. Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M., 1985. Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York: Plenum.35. Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M., 1991. A motivational approach to self

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Cirenza, Virginia Tech; Thomas E. Diller, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

generate ideas about the problem. The students were to establishan experimental plan to answer the challenge question. This step always included questionsintended to point the students in the right direction and a hypothesis for them to predict what wasgoing to happen. [2] Step two provided some background information to the students which related to thechallenge question they were attempting to solve. Pertinent equations were provided as well assome description of how they were to be used. [3] In Step three, the students were asked to show which equations they were going toactually use and how they were going to perform their experiment. This usually involvedquestions relating to how they were going to use their heat flux sensors

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nick Tatar, Olin College of Engineering; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Chris Gewirtz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

. L., & Ohland, M. W. (2010). A Comparison of EngineeringStudents' Reflections on Their First-Year Experiences. Journal Of Engineering Education, 99(2), 169-178. 13. Molee, L. M., Henry, M. E., Sessa, V. I., & McKinney-Prupis, E. R. (2010). Assessing learning in service-learning courses through critical reflection. Journal of Experiential Education, 33(3), 239-257. 14. Higgins, L., Flower, L., & Petraglia, J. (1992). Planning Text Together The Role of Critical Reflection inStudent Collaboration. Written communication, 9(1), 48-84. 15. Mezirow, J. (1990). How critical-reflection triggers transformative learning. Fostering critical-reflection inadulthood, 1-20. 16. Schön, D. A. (1983). The reflective

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johanna Lönngren, Chalmers University of Technology; Magdalena Svanström, Chalmers University of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

educators whowant to adopt a constructive alignment approach for WSP literacy in their teaching. The two(very different) examples of approaches to assessment of WSP literacy suggested by participantsin the second workshop provide inspiration for designing assessment for the ILOs. In our furtherwork with the project, we aim to further refine the list of ILOs, and develop a library of ideas forassessing each of the suggested ILOs. We also hope to provide concrete examples of how theILOs could be adapted to a specific engineering program and/or course. For these purposes, wehope to conduct additional workshops with engineering educators. We also plan to empiricallyevaluate some of the ILOs and assessment approaches in concrete educational settings

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Ryan J Meuth, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

carefully designed such that they all cover the same objectives, i.e., providestudents with the opportunity to: • Develop problem statements and design criteria/requirements by evaluating a project scenario using design techniques; • Construct detailed project plans using basic project management techniques (such as scheduling and budgeting) and methods (such as Gantt charts); • Use the engineering design process to design, create, and evaluate a prototype that addresses realistic design constraints and requirements, in a design team; • Apply basic teaming principles (such as the Tuckman’s Model) and team effectiveness practices while working with their teams; • Write a technical report and give an oral

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Courtney RC Shirvani, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

beenutilizing these resources to develop unit and lesson plans and to share with their peers so thatmore educators and their students are positively impacted. Besides contributing to the workforcedevelopment needs in areas of critical importance, the BEAT program efforts are enhancingawareness of sustainable practices such as reducing waste, promoting recycling, and advancingthe green initiative on campus as well as on the lower Eastern Shore. Sustainable approaches todeal with issues related to energy, the environment, and agriculture are prominent in the grandchallenges of the 21st Century as identified by the National Academy of Science and the NationalAcademy of Engineering (http://www.engineeringchallenges.org)10. The activities in theprogram are

Conference Session

Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Alyce Wilson, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Deonte Cooper, Bulls-Eye

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

meaningful purpose for their life, the ability to operate without knowing exactly what their future holds, and learn self-respect and responsibility. The mentors and mentees will be provided an opportunity to share their personal stories and extend this activity by establishing choices that can develop their total person. This activity will assist students in developing a plan for action that they can apply to their current lives. • Technical Skills: A robotic arm will be programmed to relate this idea to kinematics. Students will also relate software programs to a step-by-step process. They will learn programming principles in detail and be introduced to structures in the LabVIEW programming

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.

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Diversity

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International

integration skills right along. Students learn better, and teaching becomes moreeffective when the technology is planned right into the lessons. To train engineers of the future,faculty members need to be technology advocates.In the developing world, there are many reasons for the lack of deeper knowledge of technologyintegration by faculty members. These include but are not limited by teacher apathy, budgetlimitations, lack of leadership, and lack of availability of training. Teachers’ knowledge of theengineering software application is limited, which consequently limits the meaningful learningexperience in the classroom. This process needs direction and support and must be acollaborative effort using the combined knowledge base of the faculty

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Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, West Virginia University; Dustin Drake, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Teacher Education and Leadership

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

indicated by Zoe’s description, engineers not only worked building stuff or in constructionbut they also were described as males wearing hard hats and “bright” jackets. Her description ofan engineer was similar to that described by other participants. Nonetheless, her descriptionchanged and during her final interview she indicated that engineers “would probably set up aplan first, or set up a layout of what they are going to do, like their ideas, and then probably gofrom there.”Throughout the duration of the study, the participants had an opportunity to learn about theengineering design model. Zoe changed her perception of what engineers do and describedengineers as individuals that created a plan to provide solutions to problems. Her description

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luz Adriana Amaya-Bower, Central State Connecticut University

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Mechanical Engineering

in a special topics class on service oriented architecture (SOA); however, due to the Page 26.343.3positive results, the model was extended to other classes within the curriculum. Toto et al. 8showed how the inverted model was used in an Industrial Engineering course at PennsylvaniaState University. In general the results were positive, but it was also indicated that theimplementation of this model required a learning curve to constantly improve the materialsdistributed to the students. This study emphasized that the key for success is pre-planning. Zappeet al. 9 used the inverted class in an architectural class at Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Concept Inventories and Assessment of Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Douglas Gane, University of Illinois at Chicago; Dana Denick, National Science Foundation; Natalie Jorion; Louis V DiBello; James W Pellegrino, University of Illinois, Chicago; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

revisions to be minor compared to the prior design efforts.Specifically, we will identify whether any items perform poorly and need to be removed.Additionally, we plan to conduct structural analyses (e.g., exploratory and confirmatory factoranalyses) to test the hypothesized conceptual structure represented in our domain model (i.e., the4 FKs). The Q-matrix specifies a priori predictions about the structure of the domain representedby the items. We can use the Q-matrix codings to specify the item loadings in our confirmatoryfactor analysis (i.e., items coded as ‘1’ are hypothesized to load an that factor). Moreover, wecan assess the diagnostic capacity of the TTCI by using the version of Q-matrix with itemresponse levels (see Table 2) to create

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University; Charles T. Armstrong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth J. O'Connor , Ketchum Change; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca L. Dohrman, Maryville University; Colleen Arendt, Fairfield University ; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

know they’re going to feed you the company line, but it’s when you really talk to the students and see how they like it or if they do or who do avoid or who to try to work for, that’s what becomes really, really helpful.Tarrin recounted his experience with a student planning a double major in aerospace engineeringand applied physics: When I was a freshman there was like this guy who was in aero and also double majoring in physics and my advisor gave me his contact information. And he was really nice. He gave me, like, his study plan, and tell me like you know, what class I should take and stuff like that. So that was really nice to know that they did before I did. But I- I never really met him

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

reviews each of the demos/videos,discuss how they are incorporated into the class, and describe how to fabricate/procure the demoequipment.1. Introduction In the last few years, there has been an increasing trend in the debate about the pros andcons of active learning in the classroom, and many have moved away from the traditional lectureformat.1 While active learning comes in several forms, most agree that activities that aredesigned to engage the students, pique their interest, and are carefully selected to coordinate andsupplement the lesson plans tend to improve students’ understanding and retention of keyconcepts.1 Although active or experiential learning has been highly promoted as of late, it hasbeen researched for several decades

Conference Session

Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

, visualization and use of toolsMaking Connections: this category, like skills and tools, was organized into a subset of types,but overall, this group refers to making connections between the course material and other entity:themselves, another course, career or graduate school plans or the “real world”. Morespecifically: 1. Application to real world engineering/real problems (n=29): “I want my students to see that physics has direct connections to real world problems.” 2. Future career/graduate studies (n=18): “contribute meaningfully to the work of a structural engineering group, whether in industry or academia” 3. Integration with self/identity (n=18): “I want the students to gain confidence in their knowledge” 4

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University; Elisabeth Maria Wultsch, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Peter R Turner, Clarkson University; Michael W. Ramsdell, Physics Dept. Clarkson University; Robert Prout Jaspersohn, Clarkson University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering Strategic Plan of 2007 included as one of its strategic goals tomodernize the first year experience. Specifically, this goal was stated as, “All students in theSchool of Engineering will have a first-year Technology course that provides a small-class,hands-on, query-based learning experience that ties technology to society and engages studentsin engineering problem-solving.”Curriculum modernizationWhile ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.,) specifically requiresthat engineers “meet a general education component that complements the technical content ofthe curriculum and is consistent with the program and institution objectives,” ABET alsosuggests a particular responsibility for engineers to study the social

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Aubrey Wigner, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

from animaginative, creative mind-space, done outside the confines of established engineering educationcurricular activities.4-6 Making has a do-it-yourself ethos and is historically rooted in efforts likePopular Mechanics magazine who demystified everyday stuff for hobbyists and the Whole EarthCatalog: Access to Tools7 who surveyed everyday tools for the counterculture movement of the1960s. Additional real-world touchstones are the growth of Radio Shack stores and the 1980stelevision program MacGyver where the lead character would resolve each episode’spredicament by fashioning an escape plan out of found objects.8 Technology and sharing ofinformation via the Internet has greatly increased the ability for smaller communities with

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D. Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

: The Logic of Appeasement. PS: Political Science and Politics, 30(2), 209–213.45. Gmelch, W. H. (2004). The Department Chair’s Balancing Acts. New Directions for Higher Education, 126, 69–84.46. Wolverton, M., Gmelch, W. H., Wolverton, M. L., & Sarros, J. C. (1999a).A comparison of department chair tasks in Australia and the United States. Higher Education, 38, 333–350.47. Nguyen, T. L. H. (2012). Identifying the training needs of heads of department in a newly established university in Vietnam. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 34(3), 309–321.48. Wolverton, M., & Ackerman, R. (2006). Cultivating Possibilities: Prospective Department Chair Professional Development and Why It Matters. Planning for Higher

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni H. Newton, CEISMC; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie A Wind, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Georgia Tech’s Center for Educa- tion Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluat- ing programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, K-12 STEM programs after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi level evaluation plan de- signed to assess program impact to methods such as program monitoring designed to facilitate program improvement. She received her Ph.D. in Research, Measurement and Statistics from the Department of Education Policy at Georgia State University (GSU).Sunni H. Newton, CEISMCMr. Jeffrey

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani I. Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College

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New Engineering Educators

it’s not always like you have this, so just deal with whatever you have. (Melani, Teaching)Regardless of the type of technology used to connect with other students, the Start alone, Endalmost together style was very similar to the Start alone, End together style where studentsintentionally decided to begin a task on their own and then as difficulties arose or the assignmentcame to an end, to come together. Unlike the Start alone, End together style, however, Startalone, End almost together students tended to favor electronic communication, informal, lessstructured, or less scheduled exchanges over planned meetings. Combined, these two stylesdominated the study styles observed by students at three of four institutions (Teaching, Research,and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry G. Cooke, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); M.D. Abdullah Al Faruque, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

for students’ abilities to recognize single versus double shear,which was a focus of one of their labs.One important question that can arise when planning laboratories for Strength of Materials iswhether the sophistication and quality of the equipment used for experiments have any impact onstudent perceptions of and motivation for the course, as well as the learning and performance ofthe students. There were no apparent studies found in the literature that evaluate this issue. Thepurpose of the study described in this paper is to determine whether using more sophisticated,higher quality desktop experimental equipment results in improved student outlooks and learningin Strength of Materials compared to using simple, homemade set-ups

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Egemen Ozbek, Colorado State University; Scott Glick, Colorado State University

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Construction

26.895.11around the world notes that divested firms almost always become more efficient, moreprofitable and financially healthier8, 39.Conclusions and Future ResearchLegislation abounds in the construction industry. Understanding both the stated andunintended consequences of the legislative proposals can help a construction companyascertain and plan for financial impacts. Awareness and participation in the legislativeprocess is important to ensure that construction companies have their voices heard. Withinthis context, the purpose of this study was to gather, synthesize, and present information withrespect to the privatization of state-chartered workers’ compensation funds to educate themembers of the construction industry on this topic. As was discussed

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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International

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven G Northrup, Western New England University; John J. Burke P.E., Western New England University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

schedulewas a guideline for content covered during each lecture day, thus the plan was more or lessadhered to, with minor adjustments along the way. Time was allocated for in-class practice andlecture material was presented during the class or in a video before the class and sometimes afterthe class. The reason that lecture material was, at times, presented after the class was thatmethods were used to make the lectures more interactive. A problem was put on thewhiteboard and the steps to solve it were not verbally described by the professor, instead theprofessor called on students to explain what should be done in each step to solve the problem.Typically, a row of students would be called upon per problem, but if it seemed that a studentwas not

Conference Session

Making in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Reggia, University of Maryland, College Park; Kevin M Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park; Justin Albrecht, University of Maryland, College Park

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Design in Engineering Education

  19​these skills is accomplished through a blended learning class structure​ .  The first half of the semester is mostly instruction based, addressing the technical content required for the project, while the second half of the course is mostly hands­on, to allow the students to complete the project. Students work in teams to develop, prototype, and assemble a working vehicle by applying the material taught in the first half of the semester. Introducing additive manufacturing is intended to aid in conveying these skills, particularly with manufacturing and design. The students learn more about manufacturing by experiencing the entire design life cycle, from initial plans to creating a physical part. The printers allow students to